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Published 23 Oct 2024, 14:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ANDBC Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Works Contract for Redevelopment of Ward Park, Bangor

Official notice

Authority: Ards and North Down Borough Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£4,400,000exc. VAT48.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Dec 2024awarded 20 Mar 2026
Awarded to John McQuillan Contracts Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ward Park is an existing park situated off Castle Street, Bangor. It is owned and managed by Ards and North Down Borough Council. The project is for the provision of restoration and improvement works to the Park. The Park will be updated to meet the changing needs of its users, and to address issues such as accessibility, and quality of facilities.

CPV: Building construction work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£4,400,000
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 60%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Programme: 15%
  • Methodology: 15%
  • price: 60%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
  • Programme: 15
  • Methodology: 15
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Oct 2024, 14:19 BST
Last source update
3 Apr 2026, 14:29 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031201
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN09)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b08a Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

13 Dec 2024 → 3 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    31 Jan 2025
  3. Bids must remain valid until325 days ago
    4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published205 days ago
    3 Apr 2026, 14:29 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Nov 2024
  1. Deadline moved to 13 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
    15 Nov 2024, 15:18 GMT
    +9 days · was 4 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    3 Apr 2026, 14:29 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineIV.2.2)4 Dec 202413 Dec 2024+9 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,274,6281 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 54 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£2,274,628 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ards and North Down Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, The Castle, Bangor, UK, BT20 4BTContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Procurement ManagerReview body BangorContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria